Low-cost inkjet printing of thin-film mullite structures

Zitnan M, Mueller L, Zub K, Schubert US, Galusek D, Wondraczek L (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

International Journal of Applied Glass Science Wiley

Book Volume: 13

Pages Range: 135-142

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1111/ijag.16537

Abstract

A commodity inkjet printer was modified to print layered ceramic structures on stiff glass substrates, using inks in the form of sols with mullite stoichiometry. The sol composition was optimized in terms of ink viscosity, surface tension, and evaporation properties. The ink was then fed into a multi-nozzle commodity printer head and deposited by ink-jetting. Thin lines without bulges with a thickness of ∼1.8 μm with concave profile and a line width of ∼100 μm were successfully printed on fused silica substrates. The presence of mullite was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy and XRD after sintering of printed structures.

Authors with CRIS profile

Lothar Wondraczek

Involved external institutions

Trenčianska univerzita Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne SK Slovakia (SK) Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Zitnan, M., Mueller, L., Zub, K., Schubert, U.S., Galusek, D., & Wondraczek, L. (2022). Low-cost inkjet printing of thin-film mullite structures. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 13(1), 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.16537

MLA:

Zitnan, Michal, et al. "Low-cost inkjet printing of thin-film mullite structures." International Journal of Applied Glass Science 13.1 (2022): 135-142.

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